First of all, I LOVE this site Ryan, I can't thank you enough for creating it. However, the new layout to create space for advertising (I'm guessing) to me makes the first impression of LPC look ... well ... very dull and boring.  I liked how - before the transition - member's newest photos was the first thing you'd see. Now, it just looks like some sort of photography chat room/discussion board.

That's my two cents, just curious to hear what other members think....

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The first thing I did when jumping on LPC before was check out the activity, which also showed when someone added new pics. So, you saw it twice before on the main page with the old layout. Now you see a larger section with recent activity, which again, shows when someone adds pics. Not that big of a deal, people. :) Even if it didn't, all you have to do is click on the 'photos' tab. One extra click and you're back to the old LPC feature you love!
FWIW
I personaly like the new Photos Tab...I eventually stumbled upon it after being greeted by the new discussion centric layout. :)
Correct Brittany, but any new traffic most likely isn't aware of that. At first impression, the site's photography appears to take a backseat to member's actual work. Now the highlight is dissected bits of comments and conversation and appears very dull. If I wasn't familiar with the site, I wouldn't waste my time searching for it (member's photography).

Brittany Murphy said:
The first thing I did when jumping on LPC before was check out the activity, which also showed when someone added new pics. So, you saw it twice before on the main page with the old layout. Now you see a larger section with recent activity, which again, shows when someone adds pics. Not that big of a deal, people. :) Even if it didn't, all you have to do is click on the 'photos' tab. One extra click and you're back to the old LPC feature you love!
Here you go folks!

Do keep in mind that the only thing I did to to new layout was remove the photo thumbnails and shift the current activity to the main page.
The photo tab etc... was always there.
But, since that one extra click was really making things difficult, there is now a slideshow of the 100 most recent uploads to LPC.
ENJOY!
I think that has more "pop" than ever Ryan ... Killer Job !

Ryan Armbrust said:
Here you go folks!

Do keep in mind that the only thing I did to to new layout was remove the photo thumbnails and shift the current activity to the main page.
The photo tab etc... was always there.
But, since that one extra click was really making things difficult, there is now a slideshow of the 100 most recent uploads to LPC.
ENJOY!
Thanks Ryan. I really do like the slide show thing. Kinda helps with the whole "We are Photo Taking People" thing.
I don't think there was any question that this is a photography website...
Yup...love the slideshow....but it's not foolproof without a preset slideshow speed.
Not sure what you are talking about Charles.

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